The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-05-21
UfSCDTSEN NEJDs,

"CAO "a O"h'b. hey were OUT DOdU-
ing, accompanied by two half drunken
Germans who sought to 'rlghten Miss
Letzke, who was the only young lady
IN the bo8t, by rocking the boat. The
latter capsized and both were drowned.
The other two were saved.
ONE hundred applications have
been made for farmers institutes dur
ing next winter.
1HE boilers aud machinery for the
Central Company's new shops ut
Waukesha bave arrived.
GEC. WOLF, OF the town Of East
man, Crawford County, killed eighteen
rattlesnakes In den near the mouth
OF Pickadee Creek. He was finally
bitten in the hand and narrowly
escaped death.
AN Indian named George Walking
Cloud was run over by the cars and
killed at Galesvilie. He was intoxi-
Gated and asleep on the track. Walk
ing Cloud Was a natuTalized citizen OF
the United States.
THE residence and furniture OF Mrs.
Mary Richards, at Eau Claire, was
damaged by fire and water early on
the morning OF the 18th, about
81, 200. Fully insured.
A SMALL boat atcontaining three your g
men capsiz2d and sank IN the lake
near Oak Greek on the afternoon OF the
18Th. August S.rehlow and Ferdinand
Ru-ch, two OF the occupants, were
drowned. Herman Fischer swan
ashore. Both OF the drowned Were
residents OF Milwaukee. Strehlow was
unmarried and q years Of age, and
Rusch, aged %, bad 8 vile aad two
children.
DR.. EDGAR PALMER, a La Or oese
dentist, is suffering. from the effects OF
a mysterious assault on his person
by unknown parties. The facts have
Just come to light. IC seems that Il
young lady giving the name OF Wilcox
called on the doctor and had her teeth
examined. She demurred at the charge
OF 81 for the services, but finally paid
In the evening Dr.. Palmer was called
to the door by a man, who knocked
him down, at the same time exclaim-
ing: "Give me back that dollar you
took from my sister this afternoon"
The as8alant was accompanied by
another man, who stood in the back
ground. The police are looking into
the case.
THE University Boat Club, at Madi-
son, asks the board OF regents TO give
$500 from the University funds to
build boat house. The board re.
fused.
II is proposed TO change the course
OF the La Crosse River, near La
Crosse, by cutting q new channel
across the town Of Burns.
BURGLARS secured $500 in oliver
from the safe OF Steiner Il Haas, Mil
waukee, on the night OF the 18th by
q liberal use OF gunpowder.
THE new village OF kennan Is located
in the midst OF q belt OF hardwood
timber, on the 800" railway, four
teen miles west OF its junction with the
Wisconsin Central Railway, and 269
miles from Milwaukee. There are 4O,-
900 acres of hardwood within radius
OF seven miles and about 100, 100000
feet OF pine within radius OF ten
miles.
II. A. TAYLOR, of Hudson, has pur-
chased all the standing pine on Kettle
River owned by Charles Bean, of Still
water, Mimi, estimated at 50,0OO,-
600 feet. The sum paid was $780,
600.
FoUR boys are under arrest at Eau
Claire for robbing a hardware store OF
sheet copper.
The special election for city at.
torney at La Crosse resulted IN favor
OF Frank. J. Teller, who received a
- Tha u-oS Fnl-
lows: c. l.. Hood, 5SS; Frank j.
Teller, 600. Only one-quarter OF the
ordinary vote OF the city was cast.
THE survivors Of the Fourteenth
Wisconsin infantry are arranging for
reunion al La Crosse next September.
THE saw mills in northwestern Wis
consin, with few exceptions, have
generally adopted the eleven-hOur
system OF working for the season.
JAMES STANLEY has been held to
trial at Madison in bonds IN the sum
OF 81 @ 10, for assaul5ing an rObbing
James Coleman.
ONE thousand men are employed on
the Sault Ste. Marie Railway Com
panv's new line across the state.
Thomas NELSON, a carpenter, %
years old, was killed by being struck
on the head by r heavy stick O
timber at the coal yard OF Urlg &
Davel, Milwaukee, on the f1th.
FIVE prisoners sawed their .,4- out
OF the Ashland Jail. Martin Meow
an, an ex-convicJ OF the state prison;
Ed II awley, Sam Mcdonald, Graham
and Jim Ryan, all awaiting trial for
highway robbery.
DISPATCHES from Eau Claire state
that William Green drowned while
driving logs below the Musser dam.
While searching for his body, the re,
mains OF Chris. Ionker, who drowned
a year ago, were brought to the sur
face.
The la Crosse County authorities
have on their hands an Insane asylum
| location war. A resolution has been in.
troduced to stop the work on the
building pending q vote by the PEOPLE.
The Hon. Andrew +. ElmOre ad-
| dressed the board in favor Of continu
ing the work, as contracts had been
made and building was already well
under way.
A FREIGHT wreck occurred on the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern, rear
LynxvilIe, about thirty miles south OF
La Crosse, on Monday morning. The
engine OF the train telescoped the ca
boose OF another and derailed a mum
Der Of cars. The wreck completely
blocked the track.
TWENTY Thousand rainbow trout
were planted in the streams in the
vicinity OF Sturgeon Bay last week.
THE house of Gus Ryerson, in the
town OF Mt. Morris, Waushara
County, burned with its contents.
| MICHAEL MULYCK, OF Eau Claire
| County, captured nine wolves in one
| day. the haul earning him bounty
OF $50, besides a snug sum TOR the
| hides.
| DEPARTMENT COMMANDER GRIFFIN is
| about to issue Il general order calling
/ upon Grand Army pos's to contrib
ute funds for the establishment OF
/ Wisconsin Soldiers Home under the
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